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Surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy (doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide) may be used for palliation: to slow the progression of disease, and to alleviate presumed discomfort (Lawrence et al. 2008). For example, Plavec et al. (2006) treated 15 dogs with unresectable STS with a total tumor radiation dose of 24 Gy, given in three weekly 8 Gy fractions. Tumor responses in 15 dogs included one partial remission (liposarcoma), 13 tumors with stable disease and one progressive disease; median time to progression and median survival time were 263 and 332 days, respectively. None of the treated dogs developed serious complications, even though brachial plexus (in one case) and bones were in the radiation field. The only side effects of radiation therapy were slowed hair growth rate or change of the color of growing hair. It is important to note, however, and to communicate with the owner, that palliative care aims to improve the quality of life in the short‐term (Plavec et al. 2006).